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INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY CLEP
CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS()
UPDATE| VERIFIED!!
Question :Wilhelm Wundt
Correct answer:german physiologist who founded
psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
Question :Structuralists
Correct answer:Believed that consciousness was made up
of basic elements that were combined to produce diffferent perceptions
Question :Introspection
Correct answer:a method of self-observation in which
participants report their thoughts and feelings
Question :Edward Titchener
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Correct answer:Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of
Structuralist school of psychology; set up first psychology lab in U.S.
Question :Functionalists
Correct answer:studied the function of consciousness
Question :William James
Correct answer:1842-1910; Field: functionalism;
Contributions: studied how humans use perception to
function in our environment; Studies: Pragmatism, The
Meaning of Truth
Question :Biological Approach
Correct answer:A psychological perspective that
examines behavior and mental processes through a focus on the body, especially the brain and nervous system.
Question :Psychodynamic Approach
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Correct answer:Approach that states that behavior reflects
unconscious internal conflict between inherited instincts and society's behavioral rules. **Sigmund Freud
Question :Behaviorist Approach
Correct answer:A theoretical perspective that focuses
only on objective, observable reactions. Behaviorism emphasizes the environmental stimuli that determines behavior.
Question :Classical Conditioning
Correct answer:a learning procedure in which
associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus
Question :Operant Conditioning
Correct answer:a type of learning in which behavior is
strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher
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Question :Cognitive Approach
Correct answer:According to this approach, behavior is a
result of information processing, such as perception, memory, thought, judgment, and decision making
Question :Humanistic Approach
Correct answer:approach to psychology that sees humans
as basically good and striving to reach their ideal self
Question :Self-actualization
Correct answer:self fulfillment the realization of all ones
potential and desire to become creative in the full sense if the world.
Question :Experiments
Correct answer:a means for researchers to assess cause-
and-effect relationships between at least two variables.